Phillips |
Issue |
Recommended
Action |
Responsible
and Potential Partners |
Potential
Funding* |
Timeline |
Capacity-building |
Implement
Phase II (Leominster, Westminster) and Phase III Stormwater Program (Ashburnham) |
DEP/
MRPC/ NRWA/ Towns |
319*/ 604b/ EO 418 |
M
to L |
Capacity-building |
Promote
Community Preservation Act; assist Town getting necessary technology &
software |
Town |
Land
Trust/ Town |
|
Capacity-building |
Acquire
GIS capacity and inventory/prioritize parcels |
MassGIS/Municipalities/RPAs |
EO
418/ Planning for Growth |
M
to L |
Open Space |
Protect portions
of Van Hazinga property (Ashburnham) |
DEM/
Land Trusts/ NRWA/ Town |
Community
Preservation Act/ DCS Self-help/ LCIPS |
I
to L |
Open Space |
Protect
Phillips Brook gorge (Fitchburg) |
City/
Land trusts/ Neighborhood Association/ NRWA |
DCS
Self-help |
L |
Open Space |
Monitor
Chapter 61 lands for potential acquisition (Ashburnham, Fitchburg, Westminster) |
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? |
Open Space |
Extend
protection for Muddy Pond (Westminster) |
DEM/
Land trusts/ Town |
DCS
Self Help |
M
to L |
Recreation |
Enhance
McTaggarts Pond through additional land protection and educational materials
(Fitchburg) |
City/
COLAP/ DEM |
DCS
Self-help/ DEM Trails & Greenways |
? |
Recreation |
Develop
public swimming site in Ashburnham |
DEM/
Town |
DCS
Self-help/ 319 |
M
to L |
Recreation |
Promote
easement protection of the Mid State Trail (Ashburnham, Princeton, Westminster) |
DEM/
Land trusts/ Mid-state Trail Association/ NRWA/ Towns |
DEM
Trails & Greenways/ staff and volunteer time |
I
to L |
Water Quality |
Protect
high water quality in the sub-basin (Ashburnham, Fitchburg, Westminster) |
DEP/
MRPC/ NRWA/ Towns |
EO
418/ Planning for Growth |
I
to L |
Water Quality |
Monitor
NPDES permits (Ashburnham, Fitchburg, Westminster) |
DEP/
Fitchburg Stream Team/ NRWA |
staff
time |
I
to L |
Water Quality |
Investigate
effects of CSOs on brook (Fitchburg) |
City/
Fitchburg Stream Team/ NRWA |
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